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› Appeals court refers ‘Grim Reaper’ beach case to Florida Bar
An appeals court wants The Florida Bar to consider taking action against a Panhandle attorney who pursued a high-profile case seeking to force Gov. Ron DeSantis to close beaches because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, in an order issued Friday, stopped short of imposing financial sanctions against Santa Rosa Beach attorney Daniel Uhlfelder and lawyers who represented him in an appeal of a circuit judge’s ruling in the case.
› Elon Musk thinks he can build a Miami tunnel for just $30 million
Tech titan Elon Musk estimates a tunnel for electric vehicles only that would connect Brickell Avenue and Biscayne Boulevard under the Brickell Avenue Bridge could be built for as little as $30 million. In an interview with the Miami Herald following his call with Musk Friday afternoon, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said such a tunnel would help realize a longtime goal of alleviating traffic at a key downtown traffic artery. Musk said it could be built in as little as six months. How the project would be funded was not discussed, Suarez said.
› Prominent wine-based charity event raises more than $7 million
The Naples Children & Education Foundation, founders of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, one of the most prominent wine-based fundraisers nationwide, recently announced the results of its first-ever virtual festival. The event raised close to $7.2 million, according to a statement, funds for underprivileged and at-risk children of Collier County.
› DIA to select Jacksonville Landing park design competitors by March 18
First-phase bids in the city’s public park design competition for the former Jacksonville Landing site will be due March 3. City Procurement Division officials and Downtown Investment Authority CEO Lori Boyer told interested firms in two meetings Feb. 3 and 4 that respondents’ qualifications will be scored and the top three selected by March 18.
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